tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154452806180550551.post153927505873754781..comments2019-01-11T19:45:42.814-08:00Comments on South Korea Inside Out/Australia Inside Out: The Reasons I Left KoreaSmudgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00449129060365290678noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154452806180550551.post-47224691208887822272017-03-17T04:28:00.566-07:002017-03-17T04:28:00.566-07:00I read your blog with interest as a Korean living ...I read your blog with interest as a Korean living in Australia for the last 45 years, I totally agree that most Koreans do not integrate into Australian society. Just recently I experienced a &quot;culture shock&quot; working for the Korean bosses who have lived in the country for more than 20 years. I left the company adamant that I will never work for Koreans again. Having said that I am in awe of you a westerner who has spent a great deal of time in a society that is contrived and hierarchical. Two characteristics which I hope the Koreans would leave behind.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154452806180550551.post-19804646128303037822017-03-08T17:23:39.052-08:002017-03-08T17:23:39.052-08:00If the education authority blocked your blog, then...If the education authority blocked your blog, then obviously it must have upset some Koreans too! Sad stuff.Ji Xianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406727999722525339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154452806180550551.post-28313448763082083622017-03-08T15:11:59.347-08:002017-03-08T15:11:59.347-08:00No, South Korea isn&#39;t that bad. However, my b...No, South Korea isn&#39;t that bad. However, my blog was blocked in Busan apparently by their education authority. There were enough crazy far-lefty Westerners there also that I did fear being reported to my local education authority. I don&#39;t think Koreans themselves could care less about this blog. Any of the upset I caused was always in the Western community getting offended on the behalf of Koreans, who themselves ironically mostly praised the content of this blog, if I got Korean readers.Smudgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449129060365290678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154452806180550551.post-5136004614130811892017-03-07T18:15:09.752-08:002017-03-07T18:15:09.752-08:00You&#39;re worried about expressing your opinions ...You&#39;re worried about expressing your opinions freely on your blog? You should try living in China :)<br /><br />I live in Beijing, and I have a blog where I sometimes discuss politics and Chinese attitudes towards foreigners. I have to self-censor to some extent, as well as keeping my real name for myself. Trust me, South Korea isn&#39;t bad from that perspective. I&#39;m pretty sure nobody will kick you out for expressing your pretty harmless opinions on Korean culture.Ji Xianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406727999722525339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154452806180550551.post-35385151366751294492016-01-06T15:36:30.069-08:002016-01-06T15:36:30.069-08:00I wish I could teach English in Korea and live an ...I wish I could teach English in Korea and live an easy life.<br />Sadly I wasn&#39;t blessed with the gift of being a native speaker (which always leads to someone being a better teacher, obviously).<br /><br />Sorry for the angry rant, it wasn&#39;t directed at you, but at life.Raphael Araújohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00330745733501828651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154452806180550551.post-81548069906412293222015-12-23T20:35:38.693-08:002015-12-23T20:35:38.693-08:00http://memekporno.com<a href="http://memekporno.com" rel="nofollow">http://memekporno.com</a>Memek Pornohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182601488451086923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154452806180550551.post-21608436771734425772015-12-14T02:06:09.862-08:002015-12-14T02:06:09.862-08:00Ah, I see where your time has gone then. I must sa...Ah, I see where your time has gone then. I must say I never had the energy to maintain a regular blog even after a cushy twenty hour work week. I&#39;d hate to attempt it after anything resembling a 40+ hour week job. <br /><br />I didn&#39;t imagine you would want to continue blogging about Korea from afar. I imagined you would keep the name and just keep writing about the new environment. Is the title Smudgem Korea specfic?<br /><br />I must say I always found your writing both refreshingly direct and thoughtful. I think too many people self censor from saying things which are not even really offensive these days because of a fear that someone somewhere might get upset.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230343786626373084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154452806180550551.post-30412335346868941212015-12-13T21:37:50.963-08:002015-12-13T21:37:50.963-08:00Thanks Oliver, glad it&#39;s useful!Thanks Oliver, glad it&#39;s useful!Christopher Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449129060365290678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154452806180550551.post-22553140649055032222015-12-13T21:34:45.141-08:002015-12-13T21:34:45.141-08:00Much appreciated, Scott. Sorry for the lack of po...Much appreciated, Scott. Sorry for the lack of posts, it has been hard work here in Oz and haven&#39;t had much spare time on my hands. Things are looking up though, the missus has finally finished her studies and a permanent visa is on the way next year. This means I won&#39;t be busting my ass working all day every day to pay for student fees. <br /><br />That said, can&#39;t see myself continuing to write here, as South Korea has lost its relevance to me here in Australia. Will post a link to a new blog I am thinking of starting after I move house in February. <br /><br />Thanks for your interest, all this blog was about was to give my honest interpretation of things in South Korea without censorship and think a lot of people like yourself appreciated that, whereas some thought I was the devil incarnate, haha.Christopher Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449129060365290678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8154452806180550551.post-17774491079067228502015-12-13T02:18:19.657-08:002015-12-13T02:18:19.657-08:00I know that you got a lot of people coming on here...I know that you got a lot of people coming on here to angrily disagree with you, but I&#39;d just like to say that I always enjoyed your blog and am a little disappointed every time I check back in to see if you have taken up posting again and find that you still haven&#39;t updated. <br /><br />I Would love to hear about your new life down under, if you ever find anything worth criticising or musing about. 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